Athletic shoe spike



July 2, 1935- M. GOLDENBERG ATHLETIC SHOE SPIKE Filed Feb. 27, 1933INVENTOR. MICHAEL GOLDENBERG ATTORNEY.

Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to athletic shoe spikes and has for its objectthe provision of a new and improved article of this class.

More particularly stated it is one of the objects of this invention toprovide a shoe-spike for use in games such as baseball, which willpermit its user to get a firmer grip upon the ground without materiallyafiecting his speed.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shoe-spike for use ingames such as baseball, which will give its used better traction andfirmer support in rounding a curve.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shoe-spike, for use insuch games as baseball, which will give the user a better balance.

The above as well as other objects of this invention are attained in thestructure more particularly described in the following specification andthe drawing which forms a part thereof.

In the drawing Figure 1 represents the bottom View of the front portionof an athletic shoe with my novel spike attached thereto, the remainingportion of the shoe having been broken away to permit the presentationof the novel feature of my invention on a larger scale.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my novel spike detached from the shoe.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective View showing a modified toe-spikeelement.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein similar referencenumerals denote similar parts, reference numeral I denotes a shoe towhich is attached my novel spike member 2 by means of rivets 8 extendingthrough apertures 4 formed in the body portion of the spike. The mannerof attaching the spike member to the shoe does not form a part of myinvention and is old and well known in the art and for these reasonswill not be here further discussed.

The novel spike member 2 is composed of the downwardly extending rearspike elements 3 and the front or toe spike element 5. The spikeelements 3 are of the form and type now generally used for baseballspikes and for that reason will not be here further described. The toespike element 5 differs from the baseball spike elements now in generaluse in that it is approximately twice the width of an ordinary baseballspike element such as spike elements 3, in that it has been bent arounda vertical axis extending through approximately its center to form theequal but diverging walls 6 and in that it has a V shaped notch 1 formedtherein.

The increased width of the spike element 5 provides better traction andbalance thus giving the athlete a firmer support and avoiding thetwisting and spraining of his ankles.

The angularity of the walls 6 of the spike element 5 provides bettersupport in the round- 5 ing of curves and thus makes the athlete moresure-footed in turning corners as when rounding the bases.

The notch increases the friction between the spike and the groundandmakes possible the uti- 10 lization of the advantages of increased widthwithout causing any appreciable diminution in the speed of the athlete.

The above disclosure is to be understood as being for the purpose ofillustration only since 15 many changes may be made in the structureherein shown without departing from the spirit of my invention. Forinstance a structure may be made which has incorporated therein only oneof my novel features. Such a modification is generically illustrated inFigure 3 wherein is disclosed a toe-spike element 9 which differs fromspike element 3 in the fact that it is approximately twice the size ofthe latter and in the fact that its inwardly diverging walls are curvedinstead of straight: Or the width of the spike 5 may be decreased toapproximately one and one-half times the width of the spike 3 orincreased to approximately three times the width of the spike 3 ifdesired: Or the notch I may be varied in shape or depth even untoextending to the bottom of the member 5 thus forming in effect two equalbut diverging spike elements of approximately the size of each spikeelement 3.

The above as well as other changes will suggest themselves to thoseskilled in the art in the light of my disclosure and for that reason itis my desire that the claims which are hereunto appended for the purposeof defining my invention be limited only by the prior art.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and useful is:

1. A spike member for use in combination with the sole portion of theshoes to be worn by an athlete engaged in a game such as baseball,consisting of a main body member having two downwardly extending rearspike elements and a downwardly extending toe spike element formedthereon the said toe spike element being of substantially greater widththan either of the said rear spike elements, having a slot formedtherein, and being constituted of two diverging walls.

2. A spike member for use in combination with the sole portion of theshoes to be worn by an athlete engaged in a game such as baseball,

the sole portion of the shoes to be worn by an athlete engaged in a gamesuch as baseball, consisting of a main body member having two downwardlyextending rear spike elements and a downwardly extending toe spikeelement formed thereon the said toe spike element being substantiallytwice the Width of either rear spike element having a downwardlyextending V shaped notch formed therein centrally thereof, and bentaround an axis extending through substantially its center to form twodiverging walls. 1

MICHAEL GOLDENBERG.

